Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term

By Associated Press
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Added 119d 9h ago

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KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country’s security forces should take the lead in tackling the insurgency there, and that the forces should be able to take control of security in the next five years.

Karzai also addressed corruption during his inauguration ceremony in the presidential palace. He says officials who are corrupt should be "tried and prosecuted." Karzai has come under intense international pressure to tackle the issue, and he described corruption as a "dangerous enemy of the state."

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, front left, walks with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, front right, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday.